Tightening torques — AUDI
Tightening torques on Audi: factory workshop procedure for engines 1Z, AAD, AAE, AAH. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
01V 01VA
Notes:
The tightening torques listed on this page apply only to lightly greased, oiled, phosphated, or black finished nuts and bolts.
Additional lubricant such as engine or gearbox oil may be used, but do not use graphite lubricant.
Do not use degreased parts.
Securing engine to gearbox
For 4-cylinder engines (5 valve, Turbo)
Item · Bolt · Nm
1, 8, 9, 10 · M10 x 45 · 45
2, 3, 4, 11 · M12 x 67 · 65
5 · M12 x 110 · 65
6 · M12 x 90 · 65
7 1) · M10 x 60 · 45
1
with nuts
A = Dowel sleeves
Bolts -3- and -5- also secure cable bracket.
Securing engine to gearbox
for 6-cylinder petrol engines except 2.7l 5V turbo-charged engine
Item · Bolt · Nm
1 · M12 x 67 · 65
2 · M12 x 90 · 65
3 · M12 x 75 · 65
4 1) · M10 x 60 · 45
5 · M10 x 45 · 45
6 · M10 x 80 · 65
7 2) · M12 x 110 · 65
8 · M12 x 67 · 65
1
with nut
2)
with retainer for ATF lines
A = Dowel sleeves
Securing engine to gearbox
6-cylinder TDI engines
Item · Bolt · Nm
1 3) · M12 x 80 · 65
2 4) · M12 x 90 · 65
3 · M12 x 75 · 65
4 1) · M10 x 60 · 45
5 · M10 x 45 · 45
6 · M10 x 80 · 65
7 2) · M12 x 110 · 65
8 2) · M12 x 67 · 65
1
with nut
2)
with retainer for ATF lines
*)
with retainer for turbo charger
*)
with retainer for cable
5)
with additional earth connection
A = Dowel sleeves
Securing engine to gearbox
for 2.7l 5V turbo-charged engine
With 11 mm intermediate plate
Item · Bolt · Nm
1 · M12 x 90 · 65
2 · M12 x 100 · 65
3 · M12 x 90 · 65
4 1) · M10 x 70 · 45
5 · M10 x 60 · 45
6 · M10 x 100 · 65
7 · M12 x 110 · 65
8 · M12 x 80 · 65
1
with nut
A = Dowel sleeves
Valid for all engine/gearbox variations:
Components · Tightening torques
Support bracket on gearbox (2 x M8) -2- and -3- · 23 Nm
Heat shield/selector lever cable on gearbox, -1-
M6 · 9 Nm
M8 · 23 Nm
Heat shield/selector lever cable on gearbox, M8, -4- · 23 Nm
Selector lever cable on support bracket -B-, -5- · 12 Nm
Component · Nm
Bolts/nuts · M6 · 10
M8 · 20
M10 · 45
M12 · 65
Except for the following:
Drive plate to
torque converter · M10 x1 · 85
Install ATF lines · Page onwards 37-148
Multi-function switch -F125 to gearbox · 8
Catalytic converter to mounting lugs · 25
Bracket for noise insulation to subframe · 10
Drive shaft heat shield · 25
Heat shield to turbocharger · 10
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.